War Front And Home Front In Wartime Reports
Gen Henry Arnold says American planes outpace enemy in the Pacific with 1110 Allied bombers facing 1459 Japanese aircraft. Eisenhower urges tougher training and fitness for U.S. units in Britain. Solomons operations include Tulagi advances and air strikes from Australia. Navy reports at least one cruiser sunk and several damaged in the Aleutians. Sugar ration expands to five pounds for ten weeks. Oil rationing on the East Coast may follow. Farm price and livestock ceilings discussed. corn use and feed trends noted. Army launches 100000 skilled recruiting push for air forces and ordnance. Public relations unit reorganizations and Civilian Defense staffing planned. Post Office curtailments loom mid September as defense transportation strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Pacific
Navy
Marine Corpa
China
Arnold
Britain
Germany
Tn Union
R.A. F
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. 8. Army
London
U.S
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
U. S
Australia
Har-Fare
King
Kiska Harbor
Army Air Force
Coart
England
India
Ching
Opeinet
Ter Neve
United ‘Nations
Reh
Auust
Office ‘of Price Administration
Henderson
Tekea
Fusl
OPA
Snp Secrice
Army
Signal Corps
Ordnance Department
War Department
Seil
Dogs For Defense, Inc
Front Royal
Department
Office of Civilian Defense
Coast Guard
Snd
Texas Constitutional Amendment for $2,000,000 PSF Bonds
Legislature proposes adding a section to authorize not more than two million dollars in bonds from the Permanent School Fund for a state office building in Austin. The plan outlines bond terms, investment of funds, repayment, and a November 3 1942 election with pro and anti ballot wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Publicatton
State of Texas de Lammendssl
State of Texas
Austin
State Board of Education
General Revenue Fund
Waulfic
Texan
Tex
Engagement of Miss Jane Schmidt to William Hafer
Mr and Mrs Karl Schmidt announce the engagement of their daughter Jane to William F Hafer, son of Mr and Mrs W C Hafer of Clifton Texas. The wedding is planned for September nineteenth at five o'clock in the Trinity Methodist Church in Austin Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirs Jane Schmidt
William C
Haver
Karl H. Schmidt
Jane
William F. Hafer
W. C. Hafer
Clifton
Texas
Austin
Bolas
UT Bureau Reports May Postal Receipts Decline
The University of Texas Bureau of Surveys Research notes May receipts fell compared with April and May figures. Professor Degler of mechanical engineering cites 1H data and Texas postal results show a drop, with May sales 6.2 percent below April and 2 percent below May.
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Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Furviews
Waa
Fragmentary Ammy Field note hints at flat fret inquiry
A garbled Aug 1 field note from Perrin, Texas hints at a discussion of firing, billy usage, and reactions to danger. The unreadable OCR yields scattered phrases about shots, heat, apples, and a list of obscured names, with no clear event or outcome remaining readable.
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Perrin Field
Texan
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Wickard Sai
Department of Agriculture
Syill
Wickert
Agriculture Department
Wickard
National
Wee Labor Board
New England
Aluminum Company of ‘America
Buffalo
New York
Ameri-can” Magnealoen Company
Ceat of
Hing
Rovasvel T
General Cable Company
I N Basanne
New Dessey
NWLB
Washington, D. C
Detroit
Defense
ODT
Magsalla
Staton Kacamarty
X. Degler
W. A. Johnson
Optometrist
Jo Relk Mery
Federal Land Bank
Edwin F. Grimes
James V. Allred
United States
AR. James
Allred
Jarret Ont Belin
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